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  1. #FolkloreSunday 🎄🕯️👻
    On dark Christmas nights, the veil thins. In Victorian England, it was tradition to gather by the fire on Christmas Eve & tell ghost stories—Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the most famous survivor of this once-widespread custom. Telling “winter tales” until midnight was believed to keep evil spirits at bay while the Saviour was born.

    #ChristmasGhostStories #YuleTraditions #VictorianChristmas #WinterFolklore

    🎨'Scrooge and the ghost of Marley,' by Arthur Rackham.

  2. To kick off the #holidayseason this #caturday, I bring you Cat vs Krampus! This splendid #antique #victorian #greetingcard comes from Germany and begs the recipient not to forget the sender. Thanks, Mizzi! #krampus #catsofmastodon #1890s #victorianchristmas #victoriancats #catsonduty #christmascat #vintagecards #antiquegreetingcard (How 'bout I include the picture? Sheesh!)